Bottle-stopper fastening



(No Model.)

J. J. HEIM. BOTTLE STOPPER FASTENING.

No. 421,402. Patented Feb. 18, 1890.

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JOSEPH J. IIEIM, OFKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

BOTTLE-STOPPER FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 421,402, dated February18, 1890.

Application filed November 29, 1889. Serial No. 331,869- (No model.)

T0 to whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH J. I-IEIM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-StopperFastenings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appert-ains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in bottle-stopper fastenings.

The object is to provide simple, conven-' ient, and effective means forsecuring the corks of bottles in their positions within the nozzle, andis particularly well adapted for use in connection with bottles employedin the shipment of bottled wine, liquor, and beer, and in all instanceswhere it is desirable to have the cork held,whether the pressure fromthe contents of the bottle be gentle or strong, and at the same timehave the fastener readily removable.

With these ends in view my invention consists in certain features ofconstruction and combinations of parts, aswill be hereinafter described,and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1. is a view of the nozzle of abottle, showing the fastener adjusted thereto; and Fig. 2 is a verticalcentral section through the nozzle and through the retaining-sockets forthe ends of the fastener.

A represents the neck of a bottle re-enforced, as is usual, at itsnozzle by an annular ring or bulge a. At two opposite points of thelower edge of the ring or bulge a the neck is provided with sockets Iextending obliquely inward and upward, and forming seats for thereception of the ends of the wire fastener O.

From the upper portions of the outer ends of the sockets B grooves bextend toward the mouth of the bottle, the said grooves forming seatsfor the wire fastener when in position, and serving to hold. it againstaccidental displacement, and also admit of an exterior covering oftin-foil, for example, being smoothly and evenly adjusted to the neck,so as to effectually shut out any dampness.

The wire fastener O is of bail form, its body portion intended to extendabout centrally over the end of the stopper D, and its ends 0 being bentat a sharp angle tothe body portion to seat in the sockets B.

The parts are assembled by inserting the ends 0 of the fastener 0partially into the sockets B, the body of the fastener being swung toone side of the mouth of the bottle. WVhen the stopper has beeninserted, the fastener O is swung into position over the end of thestopper, the sides of the fastener dropping into the grooves 11.

It is found expedient to employ wire of a fairly-good quality and havingelasticity enough to cause it to seat snugly in the grooves. Small wireof such character has been found by experiment to effectually withstandthe pressure required in effervescing wines and beer withoutdisplacement.

The removal of the wire in uncorking may be readily effectedbyinsert-ing a pointed instrument between the wire and the neck near theend 0 and withdrawing the end from the socket.

Having-thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a bottle-stopper fastening, the combination, with a nozzle havingoppositelylocated upwardly extending sockets and grooves leading fromthe mouths of the sockets to the mouth of the nozzle, of a wire fastenerhaving its ends bent to engage the sockets and its sides fitted toengage the grooves, substantially as set forth.

2. A bottle-stopper fastening comprising a neck having a bulge aroundits nozzle and provided with -upwardly-extending sockets located at thelower edge of the bulge and at opposite points thereof, and groovesleading from the mouths of the sockets toward the mouth of the nozzle,and a wire of bail form having its ends bent to engage the sockets andits sides fitted to engage the grooves, substantially as set forth.

I11 testimony'whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.V

J OSEPII J. IIEIM.

lVitnesses:

Bnssin E. YOUNG, ()LETTA LownLL.

